Colorado Springs - Fountain Creek at 8th

Ranking Statistics

247 score73.5of 100

Colorado median

93.2the median score of 2,650 stations

Scoring higher

2,502stations in Colorado

Sharing its score

2ranks 2,503 to 2,504

Points deducted

26.520.0 accuracy, 3.0 arrival, 1.8 instrument checks, 1.3 forecast check, 0.4 reports received

Counted at the median

Forecast checknot measured at this station; Colorado median 86.8

Next above

401408106123201rank 2,502; ahead on 247 score 73.6 against 73.5

Next below

GW0455rank 2,504; behind on reports received 98.8% against 53.5%

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

1. Reports receivedweight 3598.834.6 of 35 pointsColorado median 98.8166 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
2. Arrivalweight 1070.47.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 90.3half its reports arrived within 25 min
3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsColorado median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
4. Accuracyweight 200.00.0 of 20 pointsColorado median 91.9its temperature against the airport station KCWN, 5.7 miles away, over 166 readings: typical difference 9.0 °F beyond a steady offset of -5.9 °F
5. Instrument checksweight 1588.013.2 of 15 pointsColorado median 100.01 of 166 readings failed their check against its reference station
6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.7 of 10 points, at the medianColorado median 86.8-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.